DATE: June 28, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Utilities and Environmental Services
SUBJECT
Title
East Bay Community Energy - Presentation of Draft Joint Powers Agreement and Technical Study
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council reviews and comments on this report.
Body
SUMMARY
The County of Alameda and the cities within the County are exploring the possibility of establishing a community choice aggregation (CCA) program also known as a community choice energy (CCE) program. At this meeting, County staff will present the draft Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) and an overview of the technical study. This item is for information and discussion only. In September or October this year, Council may be asked to consider an ordinance that would allow Hayward to become a member of the East Bay Community Energy Authority.
BACKGROUND
In June 2014, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors allocated $1.3 million to exploring the possibility of establishing a CCA program, which is being called East Bay Community Energy (EBCE). If established, EBCE would be a joint powers authority (JPA) that aggregates electricity demand within participating Alameda County jurisdictions in order to procure electricity for its customers. Pacific Gas & Electric Company would continue to provide customer billing, transmission, and distribution services.
On April 5, 2016, Council received an overview about CCA and an update on the County's efforts to establish a CCA program for all of Alameda County. The April 5 report, which includes more background on EBCE, and several other reports provided to Council and the Council Sustainability Committee are available at http://www.hayward-ca.gov/cce .
DISCUSSION
At tonight's work session, Alameda County staff will provide an overview of EBCE, the draft JPA, an overview of the technical study, and the timeline leading to launch of the program. EBCE, like other existing CCA programs, wou...
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